PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The Trail Smoke Eaters got an outstanding 43-save effort out of Tanner Marshall but fell in overtime to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Saturday night by a 4-3 score at the Alberni Valley Multiplex.  Trevor Zins scored with just 30 seconds remaining in regulation to force the game into overtime where the...

The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce that Connor Welsh has committed to Dalhousie University for the 2018-2019 season. The Dalhousie University Tigers participate in the Atlantic University Sport Conference, which competes in Canadian USports. In 2016, Welsh began his British Columbia Hockey League career with the...

Regional district staff in Castlegar are hard at work trying to complete the installation of vital new equipment in the arena before hockey season begins this fall, according to recreation director Jim Crockett. Results of an investigation, released yesterday, into the death of three men after an ammonia leak at the Fernie ...

The Selkirk College Saints didn’t need to look far to find a pair of top forward prospects to join the recruiting class for the upcoming 2018-2019 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season. As the Saints gear up to plot a return to the BCIHL championship final, Saints’ head coach Brent Heaven...

The Trail Smoke Eaters head to the Lower Mainland to host their last identification camp of the off-season, from June 8 to 10, at Planet Ice in Delta, BC. Registrants will compete for a spot in the team’s main camp, where they may earn a roster spot in the Interior Division of the BCHL, where the […]

The Dam City Rollers are moving into their final roller derby game of the season this weekend when they take on the Penticton Pistoleras Roller Derby team. The action takes place at Selkirk College Gymnasium Saturday - doors open at 6 p.m. with the first whistle blown at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10 for...

There’s been another casualty due to the Great Flood of 2018. On its Facebook Page Friday, the Grand Forks International Baseball Committee said it is cancelling the 2018 Tournament due to the spring flooding that has devastated the Boundary City this spring. “The Grand Forks International Committee is saddened to make the ...

The Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat team cancelled practices because of high water, wave action and high levels of debris on the lake, but paddlers from Rossland, Trail and Castlegar  been driving over  almost daily since flooding began, to help flood-afflicted areas by filling sandbags. They're still getting a good core...

The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce Jeff Tambellini has been hired as the team’s next General Manager and Head Coach. Tambellini spent 12 seasons playing professional hockey, which included stints with the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks and the Swedish Hockey League. The Port Moody native...

Rossland City Council met on April 17 to discuss the applications for Community Initiatives Program (CIP) grants, and to make recommendations about which organization should get how much. All Council members were present except Marten Kruysse and Andrew Zwicker. Mayor Moore opened the meeting by expressing appreciation for ...